Zebulon Jennings

1792 - 1873  (81 years)

• Name	Zebulon Jennings  [1]
  Birth	18 Feb 1792	Washington Co., Pennsylvania, USA   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	12 Mar 1873	Washington Co., Ohio, USA   [2]
  Burial	Washington Co., Ohio, USA   [2]
  		Headstone of Zebulon Jennings
  Notes	Zebulon and Betsey had no children, but raised a large family of adopted children. Zebulon Jennings (called by old and young 'Uncle Zeb') like most of the early settlers, was something of a 'Jack of all trades,' working as occasion required, at blacksmithing, shoemaking, tanning and farming. At the time of the removal of his father's family to Ohio, he was in his ninth year. After he was of age, Zebulon bought the first eighty acres of what is known as Jennings Hill, the consideration being a box of glass. He had raised a colt and rode it to Wheeling on the 'old trail'--the Woodsfield road--where he exchanged it for glass, one box of which was already bargained away. He afterwards added many more acres. He was a member of Captain Buell's company in the War of 1812. His commission as Lieutenant in the State Militia is dated Oct. 11, 1817. Later he received a commission as Captain. In early life he united with the Baptist church and retained his connection with that body up to the time of his death. He was an ardent abolitionist, and his house was used as a station on the 'Underground Railway.' He was a man of strict integrity and goodness of heart, which virtues won for him the esteem of his neighbors and acquaintances.
  Person ID	I1555	Rumsey/Ballou Family Tree
  Last Modified	1 Dec 2008

  
  

  Father	Jonathan Jennings,   b. 14 May 1769, Westfield, Essex Co., New Jersey, USA d. 2 Nov 1808, Washington Co., Ohio, USA (Age 39 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Stephenson,   b. 27 Jun 1775   d. 22 Aug 1852, Marietta, Washington Co., Ohio, USA (Age 77 years)
  Marriage	Mar 1791	Pennsylvania, USA   [3]
  Family ID	F39	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Betsey Maxon,   b. 9 Jun 1790, Marietta, Washington Co., Ohio, USA d. 7 Mar 1867, Washington Co., Ohio, USA (Age 76 years)
  Marriage	21 Nov 1816	Washington Co., Ohio, USA   [2]
  Children	+ 1. William Nixon
  Family ID	F442	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	15 Aug 2002

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 18 Feb 1792 - Washington Co., Pennsylvania, USA Marriage - 21 Nov 1816 - Washington Co., Ohio, USA Death - 12 Mar 1873 - Washington Co., Ohio, USA Burial - - Washington Co., Ohio, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S610] William Henry Jennings, A Genealogical History of the Jennings Families, (Mann & Adair), 18, 29. [S610] William Henry Jennings, A Genealogical History of the Jennings Families, (Mann & Adair), 29. [S610] William Henry Jennings, A Genealogical History of the Jennings Families, (Mann & Adair), 18.